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narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man: you just can't visualize all the assets that are under our feet. we have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. if you're walking around in an urban area, you're probably stepping on a pipe. man: our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large distribution systems. woman: and in many cases, it's not been touched since. man: we're at a critical turning point. much of that infrastructure is wearing out. narrator: our water infrastructure is made up of complex, underg
narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic...
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what's the worry that catholics have in the united states? go ahead. >> only listen to the pope. >> that they'll only listen to the pope, that they're loyal to the pope before and instead of being loyal to the united states, and you can't be a good citizen, particularly if you're overly obedient to the pope and the clergy you can't not independent citizen required in the american public so this is a way of saying, hey, we're being good citizens and participating in the war effort even as we are still overtly practicing our catholicism. more of these kinds of expressions of dual identities. fast forward after the civil war a little bit. this is a famous st. patrick's day parade again in new york city in 1871 and where else have we seen a picture of st. patrick's day before? anyone remember? . >> the day we celebrate. a lot different, right? that was a picture of a drunken riot. this is the opposite. it is orderly, calm, peaceful, and that's not a coincidence. the irish are very conscious in the public displays as anyone involved and sending a
what's the worry that catholics have in the united states? go ahead. >> only listen to the pope. >> that they'll only listen to the pope, that they're loyal to the pope before and instead of being loyal to the united states, and you can't be a good citizen, particularly if you're overly obedient to the pope and the clergy you can't not independent citizen required in the american public so this is a way of saying, hey, we're being good citizens and participating in the war effort...
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this doesn't mean they're no longer a factor in the civic life of cities or the united states. what it really means is that immigrants find other avenues, other ways of mobilizing of pursuing group goals and advocating for group interests and so they engage in a variety of different kinds of activities. probably the most significant and the one that certainly attracts the most attention is the participation of immigrants in unions. there was for a long time a sense by a lot of historians that participating in union activities was essentially not political, that it was another arena, another area, about battling for better conditions at work but it wasn't something you carried out into the civic realm. it wasn't something that shaped your political activities. looking more closely, historians found a couple of things. immigrants involved in unions were increasingly getting involved in politics because many of the questions unions cared about, things like the eight-hour day, things like workplace safety, those are things that become political issues, so this draws immigrants, eve
this doesn't mean they're no longer a factor in the civic life of cities or the united states. what it really means is that immigrants find other avenues, other ways of mobilizing of pursuing group goals and advocating for group interests and so they engage in a variety of different kinds of activities. probably the most significant and the one that certainly attracts the most attention is the participation of immigrants in unions. there was for a long time a sense by a lot of historians that...
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that's also something that's going on in the united states. but in the united states, that process takes on a much different context. the main reason for that is that in the u.s., you have universal white male suffrage by 1820. unlike in europe where it is france and the 1870s and other countries later on, in the u.s. you have basically full mass democracy very early on and you have it before most immigrants show up, so when the immigrants begin to be integrated into american society and particularly when they begin to be integrated into american politics, they're being integrated into a much different world than are those immigrants that we talked about in europe. so what i want to do today is talk about how the united states begins to develop a pluralist philosophy, a pluralist vision and i want to trace the roots back to the way politics worked in 19th century america. i have here just to give you a sense of the kind of politics we're talking about, an image from harper's weekly in 1858, around election time or just after election time, in
that's also something that's going on in the united states. but in the united states, that process takes on a much different context. the main reason for that is that in the u.s., you have universal white male suffrage by 1820. unlike in europe where it is france and the 1870s and other countries later on, in the u.s. you have basically full mass democracy very early on and you have it before most immigrants show up, so when the immigrants begin to be integrated into american society and...
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basically the sherlock holmes of the united states. he had made himself quite rich by taking gives. roosevelt just could not tolerate that kind of behavior. wanted harsher punishments, of promotions to be based on merit. he began telling reporters he wanted all laws enforced and police conduct rules enforced. he was likes psoralen trying to sleep the corrupt era out of 300 mulberry street. you just can't imagine the courage of a man to come into a city this corrupt and used to doing a certain way. and with this just reckless reform attitude change the whole place. it is just amazing. anyhow, arthur brisbane was a front-page item ten days into a residence to year. and he said, we have a real police commissioner. his name is theodore roosevelt. they "must be the police his feelings when he comes up for trouble for a man like roosevelt he speaks english accurately. he does not say eidetic or seen it. he tax much more like a boston man are englishmen that endear police commissioner. his voice is the policeman's artists trial. an exasperated voice, a sharp voice to arrest the voice of vo
basically the sherlock holmes of the united states. he had made himself quite rich by taking gives. roosevelt just could not tolerate that kind of behavior. wanted harsher punishments, of promotions to be based on merit. he began telling reporters he wanted all laws enforced and police conduct rules enforced. he was likes psoralen trying to sleep the corrupt era out of 300 mulberry street. you just can't imagine the courage of a man to come into a city this corrupt and used to doing a certain...
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>> in this section 1205.2.1 is stated habitable rooms within a dwelling unit will be provided means of natural light. basically, the san francisco building code became more restrictive than the building -- the state building code to say that
>> in this section 1205.2.1 is stated habitable rooms within a dwelling unit will be provided means of natural light. basically, the san francisco building code became more restrictive than the building -- the state building code to say that
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. >> i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies, their terrorist allies who would try to attack the united states. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those it would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >>> for more on the impact of this we bring in nbc terrorist specialist, evan cole man. how significant is this attack and what have we learned from it? >> well, we're still get the details, but it does seem to be quite significant. it's what we've been looking for and wondering where it was really. where is the revenge mission for osama bin laden? frankly, where is aqap? you had a terrorist group that had two very, very serious plots targeting the u.s. within the space of just about a year and then all of a sudden there was dead silence. i think some people thought after all the drone strikes that have taken place, after all the u.s. military activity,
. >> i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies, their terrorist allies who would try to attack the united states. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those it would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >>> for more on the impact of this we bring...
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in the united states used as the early 1820s. and there's one ledgend that it comes from the lobbies of the willard hotel. it exists far further back in american history than that. it's a term that's used in england before it's used here. but you find it as early as the 1820s. and it's -- i mean, lobbying is as old as the government, from the minute the government opened, there were individuals pressing for claims, asking for compensation, looking for pensions for the revolutionary war service. it's protected by the first amendment. and that's something that a lot of people don't understand. so in the 1870s, when reporters are calling for the abolition of the lobby, hello, you know, you just can't do that. and to lobby for the abolition of the lobby is an interesting exercise that was pointed out by many advocates for lobbying. and sam was one of them. he gave an impassioned testimony before the house ways and means committee on the importance of the lobby. and its regard in london, that there were lobby agents that had a certain
in the united states used as the early 1820s. and there's one ledgend that it comes from the lobbies of the willard hotel. it exists far further back in american history than that. it's a term that's used in england before it's used here. but you find it as early as the 1820s. and it's -- i mean, lobbying is as old as the government, from the minute the government opened, there were individuals pressing for claims, asking for compensation, looking for pensions for the revolutionary war service....
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he the president of the united states. and he said the same thing in both places. he has a tendency to say the same thing wherever he goes. number one, he inherited the worst depression since the ancient rome fell. all right? and number two, that he got in there and he stabilized everything. number three, that he saved all the car companies, number four, that he, the president, has created 4.2 million jobs. all right? that is the main points that he is making wherever he goes now. those points. but, he stays away from i'm better for women. i'm better for hispanics. he doesn't get involved. he let's dean do that i'm saying i don't really know what's going on. >> look. you may have pinpointed what the strategy is. my view of that is that that stuff that he is saying is not going to matter because people don't like the results. he can point to statistics and frame the case in a multitude of different ways but the history of these elections show when people are dissatisfied with the results, you can't overcome that with a cleverly framed message. and my own sense of th
he the president of the united states. and he said the same thing in both places. he has a tendency to say the same thing wherever he goes. number one, he inherited the worst depression since the ancient rome fell. all right? and number two, that he got in there and he stabilized everything. number three, that he saved all the car companies, number four, that he, the president, has created 4.2 million jobs. all right? that is the main points that he is making wherever he goes now. those points....
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. >> the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> reporter: speaking to thousands gathered for the joplin high school graduation, president obama said it was the people of joplin who deserved applause. >> as i look out at this class and across the city, what's clear is that you're the source of inspiration today. >> reporter: it was shortly after the same graduation ceremony last year that an ef-5 strength tornado tore through joplin taking 161 lives and shredding nearly 10,000 homes and buildings. surveillance cameras captured joplin high school getting ripped apart. one year later the school is still a pile of rubble while students study at a converted department store nearby. >> we can choose to carry on, we can choose to make a difference in the world. >> reporter: $2.8 billion in damage joplin is the costliest single tornado in u.s. history. fourth generation resident says her community will never be the same. but it's made her appreciate what she still has. >> i'm thankful for every day. i feel so blessed every thing we've gone through has taught us thing, ma
. >> the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> reporter: speaking to thousands gathered for the joplin high school graduation, president obama said it was the people of joplin who deserved applause. >> as i look out at this class and across the city, what's clear is that you're the source of inspiration today. >> reporter: it was shortly after the same graduation ceremony last year that an ef-5 strength tornado tore through joplin taking 161 lives...
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proprietary medical schools existed all over the united states. in the 1860s in 40 years. close to 60 established. from point, wisconsin, brunswick, maine, new york, lexington, kentucky. and all the major cities, this he had two and three of these. they were all fighting one another. so the medical schools grew larger and larger. and like anything else, you know, citizens united, they became great lobbying efforts. and the reason was, was there wasn't a government that was involved with medical licensure. the federal government, state governmentings told doctors, listen, we don't want to be bothered. we have enough problems as politicians. so the county medical society, your own groups can tell us if somebody is good enough to receive a license. that's how people were licensed back then. so you had these schools. this is nathan smith talking about the schools. if a student applies for admission into one of our colleges, i.e., proprietary medical schools, the faculty dare not refuse him left he turn on his heel and walk directly into the halls of some rival institution. thi
proprietary medical schools existed all over the united states. in the 1860s in 40 years. close to 60 established. from point, wisconsin, brunswick, maine, new york, lexington, kentucky. and all the major cities, this he had two and three of these. they were all fighting one another. so the medical schools grew larger and larger. and like anything else, you know, citizens united, they became great lobbying efforts. and the reason was, was there wasn't a government that was involved with medical...
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he the president of the united states. and he said the same thing in both places. he has a tendency to say the same thing wherever he goes. number one, he inherited the worst depression since the ancient rome fell. all right? and number two, that he got in there and he stabilized everything. number three, that he saved all the car companies, number four, that he, the president, has created 4.2 million jobs. all right? that is the main points that he is making wherever he goes now. those points. but, he stays away from i'm better for women. i'm better for hispanics. he doesn't get involved. he let's dean do that i'm saying i don't really know what's going on. >> look. you may have pinpointed what the strategy is. my view of that is that that stuff that he is saying is not going to matter because people don't like the results. he can point to statistics and frame the case in a multitude of different ways but the history of these elections show when people are dissatisfied with the results, you can't overcome that with a cleverly framed message. and my own sense of th
he the president of the united states. and he said the same thing in both places. he has a tendency to say the same thing wherever he goes. number one, he inherited the worst depression since the ancient rome fell. all right? and number two, that he got in there and he stabilized everything. number three, that he saved all the car companies, number four, that he, the president, has created 4.2 million jobs. all right? that is the main points that he is making wherever he goes now. those points....
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so he left the united states. he went to europe. he traveled around the british isles for about two years. he met a number of famous reformers in england and in ireland. he gave public speeches. then he comes back to the united states and his friends raise money, approximately $700, to pay off the anthony family. you know, to pay them for the value that frederick had as a slave. because he's a slave he is worth money to the anthony family. so then he's really free. he doesn't have to look over his shoulder anymore. he founded a newspaper in rochester, new york and called it's north star. an abolitionist newspaper that he ran himself. he was also interested in other causes. he was interested in the women's rights movement, which we'll be talking about in a few minutes. he was an early supporter of women's suffrage when that was a radical idea. and he also talked about segregation in the north. he talked about the fact that in the north many public facilities were either closed to black people or they had to sit in the back or sit in
so he left the united states. he went to europe. he traveled around the british isles for about two years. he met a number of famous reformers in england and in ireland. he gave public speeches. then he comes back to the united states and his friends raise money, approximately $700, to pay off the anthony family. you know, to pay them for the value that frederick had as a slave. because he's a slave he is worth money to the anthony family. so then he's really free. he doesn't have to look over...
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retired united states marines says many people need to be reminded of the memorial day to keep thanks >> abstract holiday for a lot of service members even we do not necessarily know that to amend faith these were people >> of ceremony ended with 21 gun salute conducted by sailors from the naval station fitting tribute sites of historic monument nestled in the city's most famous park one break illinois general first honored. monument unveiled july 22nd of 1897 quarter of a million people here to pay tribute. >> north side tradition today. woogms memorial day parade woogms is short for wellington oakdale old glory marching society the group's motto everybody marches nobody just watches. honors holiday celebrates the unofficial beginning of summer. 49th year for that tradition. one week after dozens of iraq and afghanistan war veterans systematically returned their medals during a nato summit to groups held a rally today chicago vietnam war memorial vietnam veterans joined up to draw attention to the neglect of veteran's rights one year anniversary of operation recovery focusing on the
retired united states marines says many people need to be reminded of the memorial day to keep thanks >> abstract holiday for a lot of service members even we do not necessarily know that to amend faith these were people >> of ceremony ended with 21 gun salute conducted by sailors from the naval station fitting tribute sites of historic monument nestled in the city's most famous park one break illinois general first honored. monument unveiled july 22nd of 1897 quarter of a million...
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. >>> over the weekend millions in the western united states and across asia watch the sky as the moon passed in front of the sun, leaving only a golden ring around the edges. it was the first so-called ring of fire eclipse in 18 years. >>> and finally, here's a head scratcher. what is he thinking? a beekeeper in poland created quite a buzz by covering himself with 30,000 bees. after shaking off the bees, he walked away with only two stings. not sure how that happened. >>> the jury in the trial of john edwards resumes deliberations in north carolina. edwards could face years in prison if convicted of campaign finance violations to cover up an extramarital affair. nbc's frances kuo has more. >> reporter: on friday the jury for the edwards campaign corruption trail started weighing all the evidence presented during 17 days of testimony. shortly after beginning deliberations, the eight men and four women asked to review several exhibits. they concerned the more than $700,000 provided by heiress rachel bunny. they asked for a blackboard and master list of all the exhibits in the case. >> t
. >>> over the weekend millions in the western united states and across asia watch the sky as the moon passed in front of the sun, leaving only a golden ring around the edges. it was the first so-called ring of fire eclipse in 18 years. >>> and finally, here's a head scratcher. what is he thinking? a beekeeper in poland created quite a buzz by covering himself with 30,000 bees. after shaking off the bees, he walked away with only two stings. not sure how that happened....
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you know, every slave in the united states immediately. and the people who are very active in this movement are often devout protestants, blacks and whites, men and women, people from all parts of the united states. but we must always remember that this is a small number of people. this was never a mainstream movement. this was never a mass movement. and students from our perspective today -- you know, when we look back at this, we would say, well, of course slavery should end. of course slavery should be abolished. you know, all thinking adults today would agree on that. and slavery is illegal everywhere now. the last country to abolish slavery was actually saudi arab arabia, which abolished slavery in 1962. 1962, not 1862. so it's been a long, hard struggle. but slavery is illegal now everywhere. but to say these things in the 1830s and '40s and '50s took a lot of courage. this took a lot of guts. this is not mainstream opinion. this is going against mainstream opinion. these people are at the cutting edge of reform. these people are in
you know, every slave in the united states immediately. and the people who are very active in this movement are often devout protestants, blacks and whites, men and women, people from all parts of the united states. but we must always remember that this is a small number of people. this was never a mainstream movement. this was never a mass movement. and students from our perspective today -- you know, when we look back at this, we would say, well, of course slavery should end. of course...
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after that, what khalid will do, he's railed against the united states, bragged that he planned the 9/11 attacks from a-z and expressed interest in becoming a martyr. there's interest they may be planning to fight the charges. how that's going to play out, we are all going to be watching. >> i can imagine. talk about the families, briefly, who went down there. this is such a difficult time for them. what are they thinking and feeling? we heard from one gentleman who said it's time for justice. do people believe justice will be served? >> reporter: well, the ones that came down here by and large do. i talked to eddie, yesterday, the one we just saw and some of the others. they all believe that these military trials will bring justice. they say they want to see that justice. remember, alex, there's been enormous controversy about the military trials. the first military commission president obama halted in 2009 when he took office. eric holder tried to have them tried in federal court in new york city. there was a huge political opposition about that. now it's back here in guantanamo, th
after that, what khalid will do, he's railed against the united states, bragged that he planned the 9/11 attacks from a-z and expressed interest in becoming a martyr. there's interest they may be planning to fight the charges. how that's going to play out, we are all going to be watching. >> i can imagine. talk about the families, briefly, who went down there. this is such a difficult time for them. what are they thinking and feeling? we heard from one gentleman who said it's time for...
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>>> meanwhile the united states is in a sticky spot. as an he scaped blind chinese dissident is said to be under american protection inside beijing. the question is what will secretary of state hillary clinton do to handle this thorny issue on her current trip to china. >>> and the knicks lose another one to the heat. all the talk is about what happened after the game. the knicks star cen
>>> meanwhile the united states is in a sticky spot. as an he scaped blind chinese dissident is said to be under american protection inside beijing. the question is what will secretary of state hillary clinton do to handle this thorny issue on her current trip to china. >>> and the knicks lose another one to the heat. all the talk is about what happened after the game. the knicks star cen
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to pull it from the united states which would have been a huge embarrassment for our country and turned it around that is one of his successes as well and that's why many americans see him as a strong leader with a positive agenda going forward. >> schieffer: do you think we will ever see him on one of these sunday morning interview shows? i know he does fox, but we would love to have him sometime. >> i am sure you would. >> schieffer: as would meet the press and the -- >> you know, the fact is we will take our message to the american people, you see him and saw him talking to school children last week, giving a speech on education reform and how, have great respect for the shows and proud to be with you today but the fact is how we get our message to the american people and convey that to to the voters we will have to consider a in number of options in that regard and i am sure the sunday shows are one of them. >> schieffer: well i know the school children are always happy to see him i want to make sure he knows we would be happy to see him too. >> i will carry that back to boston. >>
to pull it from the united states which would have been a huge embarrassment for our country and turned it around that is one of his successes as well and that's why many americans see him as a strong leader with a positive agenda going forward. >> schieffer: do you think we will ever see him on one of these sunday morning interview shows? i know he does fox, but we would love to have him sometime. >> i am sure you would. >> schieffer: as would meet the press and the --...
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. >> as a matter of international law, the united states is in an armed conflict with al qaeda, the taliban and associated forces, in response to the 9/11 attacks. and we may also use force consistent with our inherent rights of national self-defense. there is nothing in international law that bans the use of remotely piloted aircraft for this purpose or that prohibits us from using lethal force against our enemies, outside of an active battlefield. at least when the country involved can sense or is unable or unwilling to take action against the threat. >> despite that formal acknowledgement of the program, a poorly-kept secret, everyone knows we have one, brennan held back specific details, including the total number of people killed by the strikes and a list of countries where the aircraft are operating and number of civilian casualties. pakistan condemning a u.s. drone attack on a suspected militant compound that killed at least three alleged terrorists, pakistani officials have recently demanded the obama administration stop all drone attacks within its country's borders. >>> overseas,
. >> as a matter of international law, the united states is in an armed conflict with al qaeda, the taliban and associated forces, in response to the 9/11 attacks. and we may also use force consistent with our inherent rights of national self-defense. there is nothing in international law that bans the use of remotely piloted aircraft for this purpose or that prohibits us from using lethal force against our enemies, outside of an active battlefield. at least when the country involved can...
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>>guest: this is the other relationship from hell, united states syria and united states pakistan. pakistan is supposed to be our ally but someone might remind them of that but the jailing, the 33 year sentence for the pakistani doctor who helped us kill osama bin laden is one of many outrages. yeses drone attacks are very effective in targeting and killing militants. they do, however, kill fans. that is what pakistan is upset about. if you had good relationship between the two countries this would not matter but it clearly does now. >>trace: judith, thank you. millions of americans have a personal connection to memorial day. parents. grandparents. husbands. wives. sons. daughters. who have served our nation. next, an anchor shares her story. [ female announcer ] e-trade was founded on the simple belief that bringing you better technology helps make you a better investor. with our revolutionary new e-trade 360 dashboard you see exactly where your money is and what it's doing live. our e-trade pro platform offers powerful functionality that's still so usable you'll actually use it.
>>guest: this is the other relationship from hell, united states syria and united states pakistan. pakistan is supposed to be our ally but someone might remind them of that but the jailing, the 33 year sentence for the pakistani doctor who helped us kill osama bin laden is one of many outrages. yeses drone attacks are very effective in targeting and killing militants. they do, however, kill fans. that is what pakistan is upset about. if you had good relationship between the two countries...
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. >> the united states is trying to avoid a diplomatic crisis. it is believed that american officials are protecting a well- known chinese dissidents in beijing. but one lawyer escaped house arrest last week. he was imprisoned for several years after he exposed forced abortions under the country's one child policy. a negotiation for his freedom is calling tension between the two nations just days before the secretary of state hillary clinton is set to arrive in china for economic talks. >> i can certainly guarantee that we will be discussing every matter, including human rights. >> supporters for the dissident believe that a deal for his release will be accomplished before clinton arrives in china. >> london might put missiles in neighborhoods to keep people safe during the summer olympics. the british military is considering installing surface to air missiles on apartment rooftops. the plan includes six missile sites with 10 troops in each one. security experts say the plan is necessary to prevent a 9/11 style attack but some fear the sites woul
. >> the united states is trying to avoid a diplomatic crisis. it is believed that american officials are protecting a well- known chinese dissidents in beijing. but one lawyer escaped house arrest last week. he was imprisoned for several years after he exposed forced abortions under the country's one child policy. a negotiation for his freedom is calling tension between the two nations just days before the secretary of state hillary clinton is set to arrive in china for economic talks....
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states. we put cyber security in focus and ask some insiders how vulnerable we really are and if there is anything we can do
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. >>> for the first time, caucasian births are no longer majority in the united states. accounted for 49.6 of all births, minorities including hispanics, blacks and asians reached 50.4%. >>> a new study finds that men who drank at least six cups of coffee a day had a 10% lower chance of death. for women the risk of dying was 15% lower. >>> and for the first time in 18 years, the western parts of the united states can watch a rare type of solar eclipse, this happening on sunday. a ring of fire will radiate from behind the moon as it passes in front of the sun. the ring will be bright, you will need solar safe telescopes or projection methods to watch it. >>> here is how wall street will kick off the dow opens at 12,598 after falling 33 points yesterday. s&p down 5 points, nasdaq lost 19. overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei added 75 points, in hong kong the hang seng dipped 58. >>> fears greece will exit the eurozone have investors on edge. a greek judge was sworn in to oversee the interim government yesterday until new elections are held on june 17th. makin
. >>> for the first time, caucasian births are no longer majority in the united states. accounted for 49.6 of all births, minorities including hispanics, blacks and asians reached 50.4%. >>> a new study finds that men who drank at least six cups of coffee a day had a 10% lower chance of death. for women the risk of dying was 15% lower. >>> and for the first time in 18 years, the western parts of the united states can watch a rare type of solar eclipse, this happening...
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my mother believed and my father believed that if i wanted the rest of the united states i could be vice president. my mother and father believe iffed my brother or sister wanted to be a millionaire they could be a millionaire. my mother and father dreamed as much as any rich guy dreams. a oo they don't get us. they don't get who we are. >> well karl rove responding to that lathes nighted last night record. >> did he think the vice president was passion in aed or unhinged? >> i wouldn't say passionate. i would say unhinged. who is he talking about, we saw there the class warfare talking about the administration to pit americans different incomes rather than each other. >> who is he talking about saying people come from modest means can't dream. i came from not much of anything. i couldn't go to college except i had a $1,500 a year college scholarship. i spent the first part of my freshman year living in a storage space under an attic because i couldn't afford an apartment or a dorm room. the president of the united states and vice president doesn't need to be looking for ways to pit amer
my mother believed and my father believed that if i wanted the rest of the united states i could be vice president. my mother and father believe iffed my brother or sister wanted to be a millionaire they could be a millionaire. my mother and father dreamed as much as any rich guy dreams. a oo they don't get us. they don't get who we are. >> well karl rove responding to that lathes nighted last night record. >> did he think the vice president was passion in aed or unhinged? >>...
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. >> the largest bank in the united states admits to a huge financial mistake. $2billion. we are checking more headlines as we continue. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. all in a no-touch design. >>> making headlines this morning, a month after an embarrassing scandal hit the secret service, government investigators have now interviewed the prostitute at the center of the fair. she voluntarily met with them at a u.s. embassy in spain. she left colombia due to the media attention. she claims a drunken secret service agent refused to pay her fee after a night together so she went to the cops. prostitution, by the way, legal in colombia. eight secret service employees have lost their jobs in the scandal. >>> prosecutors rested their case in the john edwards trial. many of his closest friend and advisors were called to the stand during the 14 days of dramatic testimony. edwards is accused of
. >> the largest bank in the united states admits to a huge financial mistake. $2billion. we are checking more headlines as we continue. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. all in a no-touch design. >>> making headlines this morning, a month after an embarrassing scandal hit the secret service,...
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states, or wanted to, and try to do in the united states. you know, 55% of the gross domestic product of france is public sector spending. so you start to cut that back, in the name of austerity -- >> yeah. >> and you're going to put a big dent in your gdp. in your growth. that's what he doesn't want to do. >> you look at debt restructuring. which is where this is headed. >> mm-hmm. >> sovereign debt restructuring, pick whatever you want to do. the greek debt restructuring focused on restructuring the inside money. the unions, the pensions, as opposed to the outside money. the banks took cuts but not nearly the degree to which they put in a marshal plan type of environment. we see the same thing in u.s. financing where we say we're going to take the housing cuts out of fannie and freddie and the first mortgage in order to protect the second mortgage, which should be where the first cut happens. >> right. >> how much will hollande's emergence, if at all, affect the risk of write-downs at big banks for their debt? >> well, you know, i think wh
states, or wanted to, and try to do in the united states. you know, 55% of the gross domestic product of france is public sector spending. so you start to cut that back, in the name of austerity -- >> yeah. >> and you're going to put a big dent in your gdp. in your growth. that's what he doesn't want to do. >> you look at debt restructuring. which is where this is headed. >> mm-hmm. >> sovereign debt restructuring, pick whatever you want to do. the greek debt...
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. >> had i been president of the united states i would have made the same decision the president made which was to remove him. >> reporter: now, the president left before that violence broke out. he's headed home now. we're expecting him back in washington this afternoon. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> and tonight, don't miss an hour-long special edition of rock center inside the situation room where president obama and his national security advisers, 9:00, 8:00 central right here on this abc station. >>> five men are under arrest in an alleged plot to blow up a bridge in ohio. federal authorities described the men as anarchists, angry at corporate america. they were unaware that an fbi informant was involved in the plan to bomb a bridge, linking two cleveland suburbs. a federal prosecutor says the alleged plotters obtain what they thought were explosives. >>> the beginning of may brought may day protests from coast to coast yesterday. police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in oakland, california. thousands of occupy wall street protesters demandin
. >> had i been president of the united states i would have made the same decision the president made which was to remove him. >> reporter: now, the president left before that violence broke out. he's headed home now. we're expecting him back in washington this afternoon. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> and tonight, don't miss an hour-long special edition of rock center inside the situation room where president obama and his national...
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and, again, some of the momentum that they have in the united states is going to continue for a while. >> who are you seeing as the real strong leaders right now? general motors has emerged now. that was a good report there. are they all doing as much as they can here in the u.s.? >> i think they are honestly. gm, from an investment standpoint, is that treasury still owns about a third of the common stock. treasury wants to get out of it. on the other hand, gh has upside coming because they have heavy product investment spending in the last couple of years and they are about to bear the fruit of that. ford is a little bit on the other end of that product investment cycle. but the good news is, fitch put them at an investment grade recently. when they get back to investment grade, which they can do in the coming months with s&p and moody's, that will be a big pop for the stock. >> and they've got to clear up concession issues. >> they do. >> and i'm sure they will in a timely fashion. we can only hope. paul, good to see you. thank you for joining us you today. maria? >> financials as w
and, again, some of the momentum that they have in the united states is going to continue for a while. >> who are you seeing as the real strong leaders right now? general motors has emerged now. that was a good report there. are they all doing as much as they can here in the u.s.? >> i think they are honestly. gm, from an investment standpoint, is that treasury still owns about a third of the common stock. treasury wants to get out of it. on the other hand, gh has upside coming...